Swedish Genealogical Research
DearREADERS,
Thursday night I met with seven women who are interested in doing
more genealogy research.
With regret and confusion, one mentioned that some of her ancestors
had come to the United States from Sweden during the latter part of
the 19th century. She felt the research task was impossible to
do while living here in the US.
She need not despair, there are numerous resources available for
finding documents about her ancestors both here in the US and back in
the homeland.
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For Further Reading:
WorldGenWeb - Sweden: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgsweden/
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Research How-To Guides
- A great place to start is the SourceGuide's "Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline"
located at: http://www.familysearch.org/sg/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins.html.
It is especially useful for explaining:
- records in the place of arrival (US)
- records in the place of departure (foreign country)
Additional online "how-to" resources at FamilySearch.org include:
How Do I Begin?
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/All_T3_ResMeth_-_How_Do_I_Begin.ASP
Sweden Church Record Christenings
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/SW_BT3_-_Churchrecordchristening1500-1874.ASP
Sweden Historical Background
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/SW_T3_HistoricalBack.ASP
Sweden Map
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/MSweden.ASP
Sweden Research Outline
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/Sweden.ASP
Swedish Genealogical Word List
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/WLSweden.ASP
There is also the Family History
Library Catalog, an index to over 2 million microfilm, and hundreds
of thousands of maps & books about people and places throughout the
world. Its located at: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp
Once you locate an desirable item in the catalog, print out the film notes,
and go to your local LDS Family History Center to view the film. It more
than likely will be necessary to order in the microfilm for a nominal $3-4 for
a short term loan.
When using the catalog, specify Sweden and find 198 topics, where the first
80 include:
Almanacs
Almanacs - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Almanacs - History
Archives and libraries
Archives and libraries - Bibliography
Archives and libraries - Directories
Archives and libraries - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Archives and libraries - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Sources
Archives and libraries - History
Archives and libraries - Indexes
Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Archives and libraries - Periodicals
Archives and libraries - Sources
Bibliography
Bibliography - Periodicals
Bibliography - Sources
Biography
Biography - Bibliography
Biography - Collected works
Biography - Encyclopedias and dictionaries Biography - Indexes
Biography - Periodicals
Biography - Portraits
Business records and commerce
Business records and commerce - Biography
Business records and commerce - Biography - Portraits
Business records and commerce - Directories
Business records and commerce - History
Cemeteries
Census
Census - Dictionaries
Census - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Census - History
Census - Statistics
Centennial celebrations, etc.
Chronology
Church directories
Church history
Church history - Biography
Church records |
Church records - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Church records - History
Church records - Indexes
Church records - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Civil registration
Civil registration - Statistics
Colonization
Colonization - History
Court records
Court records - History
Court records - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Court records - Sources
Description and travel
Directories
Dwellings
Emigration and immigration
Emigration and immigration - Bibliography
Emigration and immigration - Biography
Emigration and immigration - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Emigration and immigration - History
Emigration and immigration - Indexes
Emigration and immigration - Periodicals
Emigration and immigration - Sources
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Ethnology
Folklore
Folklore - Bibliography
Folklore - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Folklore - Language and languages
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Genealogy - Bibliography
Genealogy - Bibliography - Periodicals
Genealogy - Dictionaries
Genealogy - Directories
Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Sources
Genealogy - Indexes
Genealogy - Periodicals
Genealogy - Sources |
Web Sites about
Swedish ancestry:
Cyndi's List - Sweden: http://www.cyndislist.com/sweden.htm
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Sweden Mail List - http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-swe.html#SWEDEN
WorldGenWeb - Sweden: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgsweden/
This information ought to keep my beginning Swedish researcher
busy for a while!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Daily Genealogy Columnist
AOL Keyword: gf, roots or myrtle
www.DearMYRTLE.com
To post a message on this topic, go to Myrt's Message Board
Research How-To Guides
- A great place to start is the SourceGuide's "Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline"
located at: http://www.familysearch.org/sg/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins.html.
It is especially useful for explaining:
- records in the place of arrival (US)
- records in the place of departure (foreign country)
Additional online "how-to" resources at FamilySearch.org include:
How Do I Begin?
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/All_T3_ResMeth_-_How_Do_I_Begin.ASP
Sweden Church Record Christenings
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/SW_BT3_-_Churchrecordchristening1500-1874.ASP
Sweden Historical Background
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/SW_T3_HistoricalBack.ASP
Sweden Map
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/MSweden.ASP
Sweden Research Outline
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/Sweden.ASP
Swedish Genealogical Word List
http://www.familysearch.org/rg/guide/WLSweden.ASP
There is also the Family History
Library Catalog, an index to over 2 million microfilm, and hundreds
of thousands of maps & books about people and places throughout the
world. Its located at: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp
Once you locate an desirable item in the catalog, print out the film notes,
and go to your local LDS Family History Center to view the film. It more
than likely will be necessary to order in the microfilm for a nominal $3-4 for
a short term loan.
When using the catalog, specify Sweden and find 198 topics, where the first
80 include:
Almanacs
Almanacs - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Almanacs - History
Archives and libraries
Archives and libraries - Bibliography
Archives and libraries - Directories
Archives and libraries - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Archives and libraries - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Sources
Archives and libraries - History
Archives and libraries - Indexes
Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Archives and libraries - Periodicals
Archives and libraries - Sources
Bibliography
Bibliography - Periodicals
Bibliography - Sources
Biography
Biography - Bibliography
Biography - Collected works
Biography - Encyclopedias and dictionaries Biography - Indexes
Biography - Periodicals
Biography - Portraits
Business records and commerce
Business records and commerce - Biography
Business records and commerce - Biography - Portraits
Business records and commerce - Directories
Business records and commerce - History
Cemeteries
Census
Census - Dictionaries
Census - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Census - History
Census - Statistics
Centennial celebrations, etc.
Chronology
Church directories
Church history
Church history - Biography
Church records |
Church records - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Church records - History
Church records - Indexes
Church records - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Civil registration
Civil registration - Statistics
Colonization
Colonization - History
Court records
Court records - History
Court records - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Court records - Sources
Description and travel
Directories
Dwellings
Emigration and immigration
Emigration and immigration - Bibliography
Emigration and immigration - Biography
Emigration and immigration - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Emigration and immigration - History
Emigration and immigration - Indexes
Emigration and immigration - Periodicals
Emigration and immigration - Sources
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Ethnology
Folklore
Folklore - Bibliography
Folklore - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Folklore - Language and languages
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Genealogy - Bibliography
Genealogy - Bibliography - Periodicals
Genealogy - Dictionaries
Genealogy - Directories
Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Sources
Genealogy - Indexes
Genealogy - Periodicals
Genealogy - Sources |
Web Sites about
Swedish ancestry:
Cyndi's List - Sweden: http://www.cyndislist.com/sweden.htm
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Sweden Mail List - http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-swe.html#SWEDEN
WorldGenWeb - Sweden: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgsweden/
This information ought to keep my beginning Swedish researcher
busy for a while!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Daily Genealogy Columnist
AOL Keyword: gf, roots or myrtle
www.DearMYRTLE.com
To post a message on this topic, go to Myrt's Message Board
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